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Teacher Shortage Poses Education Crisis for U.S.
August 29th, 2022
The U.S. is facing an estimated nationwide shortage of 300,000 teachers and school support staff for the upcoming school year. In particular, North Carolina schools have seen a 27% increase in vacancies since last year and are entering the new school…
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Fiscal Year 2023 H-1B Cap Has Been Reached
August 25th, 2022
USCIS recently announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2023 H-1B Cap – the congressionally-mandated quota of 65,000 regular H-1B visas and 20,000 advanced-degree H-1B visas – has been reached. USCIS has updated all non-selected registrants…
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September 2022 Visa Bulletin Available
August 17th, 2022
September Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the September 2022 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”)…
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August 2022 Visa Bulletin Available
August 8th, 2022
August Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the August 2022 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) avail…
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USCIS Makes Signature Policy Permanent
August 8th, 2022
On July 25, 2022, USCIS announced its decision to make permanent a temporary signature policy from March 2020. Under this policy, USCIS permits copies of original signatures on all submitted USCIS forms, provided that all copies are of the original d…
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USCIS Announces Extension to Flexibility Policy through June 25, 2022
July 11th, 2022
USCIS extended a COVID-related policy providing flexibility for responding to agency requests for any requests, notices, or decisions issued between March 1, 2020 and July 25, 2022. View the original USCIS alert here. For More Information: This blog…
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July 2022 Visa Bulletin Updates
June 20th, 2022
July Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the July 2022 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) available…
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June 2022 Visa Bulletin Updates
May 23rd, 2022
June Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the June 2022 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) available…
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Afghans still being denied Humanitarian Parole
April 29th, 2022
The Biden administration has denied roughly 85% of the Afghan Humanitarian Parole applications it has processed so far. Out of the estimated 45,000 applications, the administration has only processed around 2,600 and has denied 2,250 of those process…
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USCIS Expands Premium Processing Services
April 18th, 2022
Currently USCIS offers Premium Processing Service options for the following processes: Form Number Applications Currently Eligible for Premium Processing Fee Time Frame Form I-140 EB-1 Alien of Extraordinary ability (EB-1A), EB-1 Outstanding professo…
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